FUAILEFAU Mike

Canada

Rugby Sevens

Date of Birth: 20 Mar 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.84/6'0''

Place of birth: VICTORIA, BC

Birth Country:

Canada

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rugby Sevens	Men CAN Canada	8

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool B #M02 GBR Great Britain 24 CAN Canada 0	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool B #M08 FIJ Fiji 28 CAN Canada 14	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool B #M13 CAN Canada 36 JPN Japan 12	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Quarter-final #M21 NZL New Zealand 21 CAN Canada 10	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Placing 5-8 #M25 CAN Canada 14 USA United States 21	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Placing 7-8 #M29 CAN Canada 7 AUS Australia 26	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rank	Event	Year	Location
9	Men	2013	Moscow, RUS

World Rugby Sevens Series

Rank	Event	Year
8	Men	2020
8	Men	2016/2017
9	Men	2018
11	Men	2019

World Rugby Sevens Series - Australia

Rank	Event	Year	Location
10	Men	2020	Sydney, NSW, AUS
11	Men	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS
13	Men	2018	Sydney, NSW, AUS
13	Men	2017	Sydney, NSW, AUS

World Rugby Sevens Series - Canada

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Men	2020	Vancouver, BC, CAN
7	Men	2017	Vancouver, BC, CAN
10	Men	2019	Vancouver, BC, CAN
14	Men	2018	Vancouver, BC, CAN

World Rugby Sevens Series - Dubai

Rank	Event	Year	Location
10	Men	2019	Dubai, UAE
11	Men	2017	Dubai, UAE
13	Men	2016	Dubai, UAE

World Rugby Sevens Series - England

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Men	2017	London, GBR
7	Men	2019	London, GBR
7	Men	2018	London, GBR

World Rugby Sevens Series - France

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Men	2018	Paris, FRA
9	Men	2019	Paris, FRA
11	Men	2017	Paris, FRA

World Rugby Sevens Series - Hong Kong

Rank	Event	Year	Location
7	Men	2017	Hong Kong, CHN
10	Men	2018	Hong Kong, CHN
15	Men	2019	Hong Kong, CHN

World Rugby Sevens Series - New Zealand

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Men	2017	Wellington, NZL
5	Men	2020	Hamilton, NZL
7	Men	2019	Hamilton, NZL

World Rugby Sevens Series - Singapore

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2017	Singapore, SIN
10	Men	2018	Singapore, SIN
11	Men	2019	Singapore, SIN

World Rugby Sevens Series - South Africa

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Men	2017	Cape Town, RSA
11	Men	2019	Cape Town, RSA
13	Men	2016	Cape Town, RSA

World Rugby Sevens Series - USA

Rank	Event	Year	Location
7	Men	2017	Las Vegas, NV, USA
10	Men	2020	Las Vegas, NV, USA
10	Men	2018	Las Vegas, NV, USA
13	Men	2019	Las Vegas, NV, USA

Nickname:

Slither, Babe, Johngo, Phat Paulie (olympic.ca, 01 Sep 2015)

Education:

University of Victoria, Canada

Languages spoken:

English

Coach:

Henry Paul [national], NZL

Position style:

Forward (theprovince.com, 08 Mar 2020)

Sporting relatives:

His father Iosefa competed in rugby union [15-a-side] at international level representing Samoa. (olympic.ca, 01 Sep 2015; news957.com, 11 Oct 2012)

Other sports:

He has competed in rugby union [15-a-side] at youth international level [U20] for Canada. (rugby.ca, 15 Apr 2018)

Injuries:

He has undergone ankle surgery twice since 2012. (theprovince.com, 08 Mar 2020)

He suffered an injury before the 2018 World Cup in San Francisco, CA, United States of America. He was kept out until early 2019. (americasrugbynews.com, 12 Apr 2019; rugby.ca, 16 Jan 2019)

Start:

He took up rugby at age 10. (olympic.ca, 01 Sep 2015; independentsportsnews.com, 13 Jan 2018)

Reason:

He was encouraged to take up rugby by his father. "I still love doing it. The whole reason guys stick around is because of the team, the environment. We get to travel the world together. It's basically perpetual youth." (olympic.ca, 01 Sep 2015)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (timescolonist.com, 05 Jul 2019)

Philosophy:

"Everyone has to be a ball player. You can't go out there and not be able to pass or make a tackle." (theprovince.com, 08 Mar 2020)

Award:

He was named in the Dream Team of the 2015 Tokyo Sevens tournament in Japan. (theprovince.com, 05 Apr 2015)

General Interest

General
SLOWER AFTER SURGERY
He says he has lost some of his speed after undergoing two ankle surgeries and has had to make adjustments to his game as a result. "I'm not as spry as I was when I started. I'm never going to be the fastest guy on the park. I have to be good at the breakdown, I have my own jobs at the scrums and at lineouts." (theprovince.com, 08 Mar 2020)

RIO DISAPPOINTMENT
He says his biggest disappointment is Canada's failure to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. "That was the lowest point of my career. It was devastating. It's a huge motivation and the reason why so many of us have stuck around to get another kick at it [at the 2020 Games in Tokyo]." (timescolonist.com, 05 Jul 2019)

Social Media

https://instagram.com/mikefuly

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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